This two-day training course is designed to provide valuable insights into enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques.
Key themes, which will be discussed during the training course include the application, requirements and economics of EOR. Participants will delve into technologies, processes involved, and obtain a broad understanding of the important role that each profession plays in a successful EOR field development.
Attendees will be shown relevant and real field examples to demonstrate the components covered during this course. Content covered includes:
- Understanding when EOR will be applicable
- Evaluating which EOR method should be considered
- Complexities of a number of commonly discussed EOR methods
- The economics of EOR
The key learning objective is for the participants to obtain fundamental knowledge of EOR methods.
Course content:
Introduction to hydrocarbon recovery
· Understanding the subsurface
· The genesis and physical properties of hydrocarbons and water
· Oil and gas production
· How much oil or gas is usually recovered
Exercise 01: Gas recovery estimation
Objectives of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
· The different modes of oil recovery
· Applicability of different EOR methods
· Key components of the following EOR methods
o Condensate stripping
o Flue-gas soaking
o Miscible gas flooding (including mWAG)
o Thermal methods
o CO2 flooding
o Polymer flooding
o Surfactant flooding (ASP and SP)
Exercise 02: Propose the next step in recovery (EOR) for the Berm oil Field
Economic aspects of EOR
· Experimental requirements
· Piloting or phasing
· Chemical manufacture, transport and storage
· Field equipment
· Well density and specialist completion requirements
· Carbon footprint
· Produced fluids management
Example 03: Road map to Berm Field EOR development
Field examples
· Condensate stripping and Miscible gas flood
· Polymer and ASP Flooding